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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Crystal Wright - Death of Black Teen Michael Brown Incites Another Race War

"There are a lot of unanswered questions in this case. If Brown was brutalized by a police officer for stealing a package of cigarettes, the officer should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But while the court of public opinion as made up its mind that Wilson is guilty, the reality is, due process of the law hasn’t taken place.

Is it good that of in the town of Ferguson where about 70% of the 21,000 residents are black that of 53 police officers only three are black? No, not necessarily. But does it mean the non-black officers are racist? No, not necessarily. Could the Ferguson police do a better job of recruiting black officers? Yes, probably."

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Black Conservatism: Essays in Intellectual and Political History

The Loneliness of the Black Republican

No previous book has analyzed the role of African Americans in the Republican Party in such a thematically and chronologically diverse manner, and it challenges us to rethink the party’s history. Developing a distinctive and interesting argument, this book is important not only for historians, but for Americans generally."--Robert Mason, University of Edinburgh

Rediscovering Black Conservatism

Rediscovering Black Conservatism, by Lee H. Walker, is a primer on black conservatism that explains the movement s ideas and profiles the people who did the most to advance them, often at great personal cost.

Black Economics: Solutions for Economic and Community Empowerment

Conservatism in the Black Community: To the Right and Misunderstood

Conservatism in the Black Community examines the contemporary meanings of Black Conservatism and its influence on black political behavior, providing a basis for understanding the impact this phenomenon has on black political behavior. Lewis analyzes conservatism within the black ideological framework, while also explaining the meaning of conservatism in the black community.